Book six in the Jenny Starling mysteries. Jenny, a travelling cook, has agreed to cater for the local cricket club but when bodies start piling up faster than her canapes she realises that she has another mystery to crack. A fun, entertaining, quick read with a likeable protagonist and a colourful cast of characters. Can be read as a standalone although there is a timeline in characterisation. Note that this was previously published as 'Just Not Cricket' under the pen name of Joyce Cato.

I enjoy this series for the authors' creative charcters and the setting in each book. Jenny is a traveling cook that solves crime and every book features a new location. This book and each book in the series can be read as a stand alone.
Everyone has turned out to watch the village cricket match. When a murder occurs of a cricketer by a bat to the head, it is widely known that he had a bad reputation and many ladies would have wanted him dead. This lends itself to some interesting sleuthing for Jenny and her friend. When a second murder occurs Jenny finds herself with her hands full and suspects abound for both murders.
.This is my favorite one so far. in the series. The sleuth is always well crafted and each book is a delight to read with likable fun charcters and interesting conclusions to the mystery .
Thank you for the ARC. My opinion is my own.

Excellent Jenny Starling book. I love how intelligent she is, but not overbearing so. I also love the description of the English food. I'm an anglophile and I have to be honest, my mouth is watering when the description of the food gets named. LOL. This was an interesting novel with quirky characters and with Jenny to the rescue to help the cranky police officer in charge. Why can't they ever be nice? I can't wait to see where her next adventure takes her. These leave me really entertained and I love them. I miss Hillary Greene.

I have been following this series from book #1 - The Birthday Mystery. I liked the first three books but I cannot say the same about the other three. Jenny's turning a tad lazy - not much of gossiping or chitchatting to find out more about the victim(s). Not much of cooking either. I found the pacing to be a tad slow too.

The identity of the murderer was a shocker, no doubt. The ending was pretty good too - Jenny proves that her deductive skills are still worth it!

Having followed this series, I must say that this is not on par with the other books in this series like The Riverboat or Winter Mystery. Overall, this was an okay read.

My rating: 2.5/5

Again a very nice book in this popular series. Jenny Starling has to cook tea for a lot of people in a tiny kitchen in a pavillion next to a cricket game. That alone is a challenge, but on top of that it is sweltering hot and there is a gruesome murder.
I really liked the way Faith Martin mixed snippets of (incomprehensible for me) information about the cricket game with descriptions of the delicious food Jenny is famous for. I think lots of non-cricketlovers would like to sit in the shade when a game is on, munching on little delicacies Jenny made.
There are a lot of clues in the story, some obvious, some not, but it is not very hard to find out who the killer is - except for the inspector, of course, who clearly needs Jenny's insight in the humand mind.
One small thing I don't understand: the tea is in the changing room. Tables are set up so it must be a large changing room, but still? Changing rooms are not very well known for good light and fresh air. Or maybe changing rooms for cricketers are?

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you NetGalley.
Jenny Starling is a caterer, hired for a Cricket match. During the match, one the the athletes is found murdered from receiving a blow to the back of his head from a cricket bat. Tristan Jones was not very well liked, most thinking him arrogant, and he had a reputation to be a ladies man, including his affairs with married woman. He also has some business dealings that have not ended favorably for others. But, then there is another murder, Jenny teams up with the police to do some investigating. I love her character, she is smart, has a good ear for gossip, and a great sense of humor.. Truly enjoy these books.

Jenny Starling who is a traveling cook is working for the village cricket match. She has worked on some other murders and is getting too well known for the help she gives to solve the murder but when there is a murder after the tea break she is surprised that the local police not only know about her but want her help..

I am a big fan of Crime Thrillers, and this book did not disappoint. I take great pleasure in figuring out who the killer was a good while before the murderer is revealed, and am rarely wrong. I was bamboozled 100% by this book - for the first time ever! I can't wait to read more of Martin's work!

When Jenny Starling is hired to cater the refreshments for the local cricket club’s match, she doesn’t expect to end up having to help solve two murders. Inspector Causon is no happier than any of his colleagues at finding Starling on the scene, but pragmatically, he puts her experienced crime-solving brain to work. The dynamics between the two are entertaining, and Faith Martin’s description of English teatime treats make my mouth water!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is the sixth book in the Jenny Starling mystery series. I have read most of the series but not all of them but it didn’t make too much of a difference as the book is mainly based on the current plot rather than the past of the characters featured.

I enjoyed this book, it is a cosy murder mystery and easy to read.

Again, my main bug bear with this series is the constant references to her height/size/shape which gets frustrating at times. However overall the characterisation was good.

I would recommend Faith Martin to those who want a cosy murder mystery set in the UK but it’s gentle pace isn’t going to suit all.

Thank you to netgalley for providing me with an ARC.

Having read all of the previous books in the Jenny Starling series I have to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing a copy of The Teatime Mystery in exchange for an honest review.

As always Faith Martin weaves a very intricate yet wholesome mystery that would appeal to fans of Agatha Christie.

When the village turns out fur the annual cricket match against the neighbouring town everyone expects excitement and maybe a big of underhand tactics. No one however expects for the local lothario to end up dead.

Faith Martin has an excellent way of describing characters so as to make them very vivid and real and that is especially true in this case.
The whodunit had multiple twists which kept you guessing until the end.

Another good book to curl up on the sofa with.

Once again Faith Martin has written an entertaining Jenny Starling mystery that is a combination of great character development and an excellent puzzle. This time out Jenny is hired to cater a village cricket match, and invited the reader to attend. What an enjoyable way to spend a few hours.

There is enough description to make the reader feel as if they are spending a summer afternoon at a classically English activity. This rather idyllic atmosphere is marred first by a few less than charming characters, the sort everyone loves to hate. There's the Lord of the Manor and his second wife, a social climbing trophy wife who knows how to spend buckets of money on the latest fashions and perfumes. The son who, having been raised in a position of privilege is confident he owes no one anything and if they get hurt by some of his actions, it's their loss.

Of course, there is the delightful Jenny Starling, cook par excellence who always has a unique way of viewing a crime scene. Her ability to put together things the police miss make her both their best helper and the one person they would prefer wasn't available. Jenny will help the investigation, she can't help it, but she really just wants to cook.

In this outing, there are two murders, one that is almost satisfying and the other totally unexpected. It doesn't matter to Jenny that the first victim was obnoxious, because in her world she knows murder is wrong and the murderer needs to be pursued.

While this is the sixth book in the Jenny Starling series, they all stand alone and can be read independently of one another, in any order. My thanks to NetGAlley and Joffe Books for providing an Advanced Reader Copy of the book. So glad to have discovered this series. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes cozy mysteries or mysteries in general that provide a good puzzle with excellent clues all laid out toward a reasonable conclusion.

Faith Martin has a knack of creating wonderful, quintessentially English settings for the backdrop to her cunning and clever 'who dun it?' style cosy mysteries.

This time we are having afternoon tea, catered for by the lovely Jenny of course, and a spot of cricket in a quiet Thames village. 

Attending the cricket match and tea are a bunch of eclectic characters, some with more to hide than others but all with opinions and grudges to bear.  Gossip and tension is rife and it isn't long before Jenny encounters another murder ...or two and the idyllic setting is no more.  It's no secret that the victim was highly disliked and with a host of colourful characters with reasons for murder, Jenny's cunning and wit is needed to find who the killer is. 

I've always been a huge fan of Jenny and her no nonsense attitude to everything - especially food and people!  However,  the supporting characters are so well written and add a huge amount of depth to the story, making this a multi dimensional plot line.  No character is there without reasons. 

Faith Martin is the master of intricate plots and holding onto the essential information until as late as possible in the story.  She cleverly weaves small tidbits of information throughout, some seems insignificant at the time of reading and others are red herrings, thrown in in to catch the cleverest of sleuths off guard.  Reading a Jenny Starling novel is like participating in a live game of Cluedo - so much fun.

Fabulous books for lovers of cosy mysteries with a very spiffing English theme.

An idyllic village setting, a cricket match on a glorious June day and a Chef renowned for her desserts and detecting skills. What could possibly go wrong? An errant son of the Lord of the Manor whose traits include doing the duvet pasadoble for one, which just so happens to include his stepmother amongst others. A little financial shenanigans added to the recipe and it’s not long before a body has the audacity to interrupt a pleasant afternoon. Step forward Miss Starling who, with one hand on her donuts, manages to assist the police in unravelling mystery and murder as complex as the rules of cricket. I do have a little bet with myself as to how far into each book I get before I see her described as “Junoesque” but that aside another good story that keeps you entertained and interested …. and just a little peckish. Moreish aren’t they. My thanks to Net Galley and Joffe books.

This Jenny Starling series is just the best I have come across in many years, the characters are such fun, the storyline unusual and the mystery certainly keeps the reader on their toes. This is the sixth book in the series and they just don't disappoint, they are cozy, but written in the higher range which are always fresh and entertaining. This one is about a murder at a cricket match, revised from a publication called "Just not Cricket" by Joyce Cato, it really entertains and creates a puzzle with many twist and turns.
Can't wait for the next book in the series.

This is the first of the Jenny Starling series I’ve read, and only the second of Faith Martin’s work. I was pleasantly surprised by this modern cozy novel although until I started it, I didn’t realize this would BE a cozy as the other book I’d read was a police procedural. Clearly Faith Martin can write for different audiences.

I liked Jenny’s character from the start, and didn’t feel hampered by not having read the previous books in the series. She runs a mobile catering business, and seems able to produce marvelous food even with limited resources, all while solving the mystery (murder in this case). I would have liked a recipe or two.

There were frequent (maybe too frequent) references to her height/size/shape through the book, but otherwise the author did not provide copious amounts of backstory from earlier works. Having said that, I thought the character was drawn in sufficient detail to not miss that. The other characters and the intrigues between them were well developed.

The descriptions of the village cricket reminded me of lazy summer days I spent at similar events when I lived in England, and the memories made me smile (but our teas were not nearly as spectacular as the one described in this book!). I’m not sure the average US reader will enjoy or even understand some of the descriptions of the sport and match and that might well put some of them off. I think the mystery and murders can still be enjoyed, however.

I would certainly try another book in this series for a fun, easy read, and recommend to cozy readers who are fond of stories set in the UK.

I love curling up with a mug of tea and a Jenny Starling cozy mystery! Satisfying and enjoyable, with the right twists until Jenny helps solve whodunnit!

Jenny Starling is a traveling cook who is rather looking forward to her next assignment. She is about to cater for the village cricket match. Per normal Jenny style, she takes stock of all the guests, all while crafting just the perfect menu with her exquisite recipes.

When Tristan Jones, a man with far too many enemies, turns up dead, Jenny is afforded the opportunity of helping the police in their investigation. Nothing is as it seemed as Jenny works hard on figuring everyone at the event. It is only reasonable that one of the players, or their family member, is undeniably guilty of the murder.

It doesn't take Jenny long to discover that Tristin Jones had plenty of enemies. For one thing, he was a young man with more than one paramour. What's more is that as a stockbroker, the way he handled people's money left a lot to be desired.

This delightful read, which was formerly published as Just Not Cricket by Faith Martin's pen name, Joyce Cato, is a delightful cozy mystery where Jenny excels in both solving unlikely murders while developing scrumptious recipes.

The previous titles in this series are The Birthday Mystery, The Winter Mystery, The Riverboat Mystery and The Oxford Mystery. I definitely look forward to continuing this engaging series by Faith Martin.

Many thanks to Joffe Books and to NetGalley for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion.

When Jenny Starling is employed to cater for a cricket match between two villages you know that it will be murder on the menu. While trying to get on with her preparations for her meals a body is discovered and the police is called. D.I. Causson and Sergeant Lane try to unravel who committed the murder with assistance from Jenny Starling.
A very enjoyable read with a surprising ending this is a must for all Faith Martin fans.

Another light hearted adventure for Jenny Starling traveling cook. This time Jenny is hired to provide a cricket tea and barbecue for the cricket clubs anniversary. Right off the bat, no pun intended🙂 the local ladies man, Tris Jones, is found dead behind the clubhouse. Suspects are plenty, as in addition to his wanton ways, Tris was a disreputable stockbroker who had lost the life savings of the groundskeeper. Thankfully far fewer references to Jenny’s beauty and size than in previous books in the series; and the detective inspector had a lot more on the ball than in previous books.
Thank you to netgalley and Joffe books for an electronic arc. I recommend this book.